Topic: ARBROATH (Fishing Report) - SUMMER COD ON THE ROCKS.... (Read 3149 times)

GJW · « **on:** June 27, 2009, 04:24:31 PM »

COD FISHING REPORT JUNE 2009

Well just arrived home from another enjoyable weeks cod fishing on Scotlands rugged east coast with good pals Martin Jackson and Alan Jackson aka (Big Cliff) Must admit the weather was unusally kind to us and the fishing was pretty hot too....

Cant beat summer cod fishing beats getting blown off a rock on a cold January night, we returned the majority of our catch but unfortunately the odd one was deeply hooked so was taken home for tea..

Bait was mainly fresh crab for me but Mart and Alan also caught very well on a mixture of fresh and frozen crab, and cart baits and also Big Cliffs magic crystal Clams...

A nice red cod from the kelp..

There was also a good number of fresh run fish aswell..

Done a bit of light tackle float fishing and managed cod, coalfish, and pollack.

Big Cliffs never happier than when hes perched on top of a cliff top fishing.. A nice red cod for him taken from Eithie cliffs.

Me with a nice cod from Eithie Mains..

Martin gets in amongst the action..

Heavy tackle is reqiured to drag the cod from the kelp at Rumness..

Stood waiting for that nod nod from the cod at Boddin point..

Fish on..

Cod on the rocks..

Dogfish and Wrasse also took a likeing to our crab baits.

Al waits for another bite.

Rumness Cod

Auchmithie Cod.

Rotten bottom tactics and strong gear is needed..

Big Cliff shows he can still pull them cod out..

Big cliff snapped this pic as the cod was just flapping its tail..

This strange looking Scorpion fish took my crab bait..

Martin swings in another fresh run codling from a tide mark at Rumness..

The best fish of 7lb 5oz came from Victoria park and believe me took some dragging through the kelp forest in front of me than very next cast i caught another of 6lb 4oz.

Well what more can i say a great weeks fishing with some great company, i hope you like the pics.

Now the coddings out the way its time to target them Silver's see my mucka Davs been sneaking them out whilst i was away on cod duty...

Tightlines everyone....

Razorfish · « **Reply #1 on:** June 27, 2009, 04:40:04 PM »

Excellent photos , good report and the fish werent bad either . Nice one . Mind you that scorpion fish was an ugly blighter

Well done mate .

Dav · « **Reply #2 on:** June 27, 2009, 04:41:04 PM »

Some cracking pics there garold, Certainly makes travelling up there all the more wothwhile to fish in surroundngs like them and to cach lovely fsh lik the , Great report.......

Acko · « **Reply #3 on:** June 27, 2009, 04:41:23 PM »

Excellent Report Great pics
Some Nice Fish there Verywell done The one of the Scorpion Fish made me giggle LOL
Looks Like You Had a cracking Time
Nice One...

Silver Fox · « **Reply #4 on:** June 27, 2009, 04:46:18 PM »

Superb report and pics yet again Gary. It looks like the weather was kind to you too

speno · « **Reply #5 on:** June 27, 2009, 04:54:56 PM »

Looks like you had a good week mate looks like one hell of a place and its always good when the weather plays ball to.Love the pics spot on as always

MJG69 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 27, 2009, 05:03:54 PM »

Absolutly brilliant Gary, been waiting for this report, the fishing looked amazing, gunna have to give it a bash up there fella.

Well done to all 3 of you on some cracking catches.......

smokey · « **Reply #7 on:** June 27, 2009, 05:12:48 PM »

Well done Gary,top report and top fishing as usual ... tight lines

shammy67 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 27, 2009, 05:13:37 PM »

what a week! fanastic report bud,and i reckon you got at least five photos of the month there! amazin pics.nice one.

Mack · « **Reply #9 on:** June 27, 2009, 05:14:36 PM »

Ace report mate, could do with a week like that myself!

Mack

Go Go Gadget · « **Reply #10 on:** June 27, 2009, 05:25:23 PM »

Great report gary. Well done lads, the colouration on them red cod is spectacular

Yakkin Sam · « **Reply #11 on:** June 27, 2009, 05:31:30 PM »

Well done guys, excellent report and pics. Always a pleasure reading your reports Gary, looks like a lovely place. I'll have to have a trip up there at some point.

langy · « **Reply #12 on:** June 27, 2009, 05:33:34 PM »

Cracking report as usual, looks a lovely place
~Nice cod too :D Langy

big cliff · « **Reply #13 on:** June 27, 2009, 05:51:42 PM »

great report gary along with some cracking pictures roll on the next time

harrythecod · « **Reply #14 on:** June 27, 2009, 05:54:12 PM »

great report Garry ,looks like sun tan weather you had up there ,am defoe going up there next summer ,it has wet my appetite for the mull

did you have a session at elephant rock this year ? all that fishing is keeping Alan looking young

how is his old bone,s doing

tight line,s HARRY

big cliff · « **Reply #15 on:** June 27, 2009, 06:10:52 PM »

yhe old bones are about worn out harry ----- its a great area, from cliff tops to fishing slabs as big as transit vans , rocky beaches
to areas where you catch the tide run where big casting can put you in pole position to marks that you only cast 5 yards yes thats 5
its got the lot i love it i had my trusty 35lb mono no not my main line thats the rotton bottom the main line is 50lb i bet a few are wincing
now , the fish certainley liked those clams it only goes to show you never know

Ian Alexander · « **Reply #16 on:** June 27, 2009, 06:45:13 PM »

Well done lads,
Gary that's a cracking report and some excellent photos, you like your new camera then

Thanks again for sharing them,
Regards Ian.

vtech · « **Reply #17 on:** June 27, 2009, 07:10:50 PM »

Enjoyed that report thanks for posting

Baramundi Bob · « **Reply #18 on:** June 27, 2009, 07:32:57 PM »

I love it when I here Garry's gone fishing as I know we are in for a bit of a treat when we get the report. You clearly all had a wonderful time and the pics illustrate the quality of the fishing up there. Once again, many thanks for telling us of your adventure and posting all those wonderful pictures, I know how time consuming it is uploading them all and posting them up. You guys must have been going up there every summer for a lot of years now ?? you clearly know the ground and have reaped the rewards. Full marks.

Tell me, were Alan's jokes any better this year ??

harrythecod · « **Reply #19 on:** June 27, 2009, 07:45:30 PM »

What was the total catch this summer Garry, is it still prety much the same year in year out or are they declining atall,?

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